Indigenous knowledge about soils and a sustainable crop production, a case study from the Guinea Woodland Savannah (Northern Region, Ghana)

Ethnopedology for solving problems of soil management and sustainable agriculture implementation in West Africa Savannah regions

“…The use, texture and color as criteria in indigenous soil classification has been noted by many other researchers working in West Africa (Warren, 1992b;Mikkelsen and Langohr, 2004;Yacubu et al, 2014) and other parts of the World (Barrera- Bassols and Zinck, 2003).…”

“…Since 1989, the average scientific studies in ethnopedology is 33 per year (Barrera-Bassols and Zinck, 2003), resulting in a rapid growth of the discipline. In West Africa, particularly in the savannah regions, old and recent studies have been conducted in different agro-ecological and sociocultural situations (Dabin, 1951;Warren, 1992b;Diallo and Keita, 1995;Diallo et al, 1998;Mikkelsen and Langohr, 2004;Yacubu et al, 2014). Despite this, local knowledge do not sufficiently serve as references in *Corresponding author.…”

Innovation dynamics in cassava production systems in Uganda

“…Institutions and actors who play decisive roles in the innovation processes would be identified. Yet various factors affect choice of production possibilities (Gans and Stern, 2003;Natario et al, 2011), including the social, economic, cultural setting of the community, physical environment, land use knowledge systems (Mikkelsen and Langohr, 2004); and technological innovation capacity a (Sharif, 2005;Asheim, 2007;Borras, 2011;Natario et al, 2011).…”

“…Several factors affect conversion of knowledge into innovation as discussed conclusively by Furman et al (2002) Gans and Stern (2003), and Natario et al (2011). Mikkelsen and Langohr (2004) moreover argued that the traditional sustainable approach takes great care of the a National innovative capacity is a country's potential-as both a political and economic entity-to produce a stream of commercially relevant innovations. This capacity is not simply the realized level of innovation but also reflects the fundamental conditions, investments, and policy choices that create the environment for innovation in a particular location or nation.…”

Towards a new generation of climate information systems : information systems and actionable knowledge creation for adaptive decision-making in rice farming systems in Ghana

“…Literature shows that African farmers are using various local weather indicators such as plants, animals, insects, the solar system and wind in predicting the weather and climate (Speranza, Kiteme, Ambenje, Wiesmann, & Makali, 2010;Ziervogel & Opere, 2010;Tarhule & Lamb, 2003;Roncoli et al, 2002). Studies have therefore suggested that particularly in Africa indigenous knowledge has the potential to enhance farmers' adaptation to climate variability and change (Naess, 2013;Derbile, Jarawura, & Dombo, 2016;Mikkelsen & Langohr, 2004). However, it is plausible that indigenous knowledge is not sufficient anymore because of projected climate change.…”